At 2:06 a.m. on February 22, firefighters with Winston Dillard Fire District and Douglas County Fire District No. 2 responded to 981 Winston Section Rd. for a reported house on fire.  Caller to 911 reported a mobile home on fire with a female screaming “fire.”  Winston Fire crew arrived to find a single-wide mobile home with heavy fire and smoke showing through-out the trailer. 

The female occupant had escaped to safety prior to the firefighter’s arrival.  She stated she was the only one living at the residence.  The initial crews made an aggressive exterior attack and quickly extinguished the fire.    

The cause of the fire is under investigation.  Winston Dillard Fire District and Douglas County Fire District No. 2 responded to the incident with 14 firefighters including four fire engines, a water tender, and a command vehicle.